Alright, I may be dense sometimes, and I freely admit that, but I think this is by far the stupidest thing I have seen so far. See, we have a program that distributes condoms to poor countries to help with aids prevention. Up until now, those condoms were being purchased from an American company based in Alabama called Alatech.
In a move expected to cost 300 American jobs, the government is switching to cheaper off-shore condoms, including some made in China.
The switch comes despite implied assurances over the years that the agency would continue to buy American whenever possible. source-http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1100966.html
I’m curious, how can eliminating US jobs help the economy?
Besides, he said, the sole U.S. supplier — an Alabama company called Alatech — had previous delivery problems under the program.
It’s clear that Alatech’s problems over the years, which apparently have been resolved, may have driven U.S. officials to seek much less expensive foreign-made condoms in the first place. source-http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1100966.html
Apparently there are no more companies in the U.S. making condoms?
In the Great Depression, Congress passed the Buy American Act, meant to give domestic suppliers an advantage over foreign companies in winning government contracts.
But the most recent congressional appropriations bill, passed two weeks ago, did not contain a buy-American provision for condoms, as it had in the past. One lobbyist suggested that failure was more an oversight than anything else. source-http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1100966.html
Amazing, and when they wonder why still more U.S. companies fail, we will need look no further than a failing government. Sure this may just be one little company, but that is what we are supposed to be saving are the millions of little companies all over the country.
45“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Matthew 25:45 NIV
